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Pilot on a night training flight in an small aircraft sel aircraft diverted to land after loosing the aircraft instrument lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mcf |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 281 |
| ASRS Report | 258271 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Instrument panel lights went inoperative. No instrument reading possible, therefore I became disoriented. Not able to contact ZMA. Landed at mcdill auxiliary field, USAF, without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLT IN AN SMA SEL ACFT DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER LOOSING THE ACFT INST LIGHTS.
Narrative: INST PANEL LIGHTS WENT INOP. NO INST READING POSSIBLE, THEREFORE I BECAME DISORIENTED. NOT ABLE TO CONTACT ZMA. LANDED AT MCDILL AUX FIELD, USAF, WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.